Peltigera membranacea
Biostatus
Native
Current conservation status
2018 | At Risk – Naturally Uncommon | Qualifiers: DP, SO
Category
Lichen
Structural class
Lichens - Foliose
Lichen substrate
Terricolous (soil)
Substrate details
Terricolous
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Synonyms
Peltidea canina, Peltidea canina γ membranacea
Taxonomic notes
Vitikainen (1994) opines that Southern Hemisphere collections named as P. membranacea “probably represent other species”; however, New Zealand collections agree well with material seen from Great Britain, Europe and Scandinavia. Colour morphs of P. malacea, P. membranacea and some other taxa are known (Holtan-Hartwig 1993; Goward et al. 1995). A recent study of British Columbia populations of P.membranacea investigates the relationship between thallus colour and genetic variability in the Nostoc photobionts (Miao et al. 1997).
Endemic taxon
No
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Referencing and citations
References and further reading
Galloway D.J. 1985: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens. Wellington: PD Hasselberg, Government Printer. 662 pp.
Galloway D.J. 2007: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens, including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi. 2nd edition. Lincoln, Manaaki Whenua Press. 2261 pp.
Goward T.; Goffinet B. & Vitikainen O. 1995: Synopsis of the genus Peltigera (lichenized Ascomycetes) in British Columbia, with a key to the North American species. Canadian Journal of Botany 73: 91–111.
Holtan-Hartwig J. 1993: The lichen genus Peltigera, exclusive of the P. canina group, in Norway. Sommerfeltia 15: 1–77
Miao V.P.W.; Rabenau A. & Lee A. 1997: Cultural and molecular characterization of photobionts of Peltigera membranacea. Lichenologist 29: 571–586.
Vitikainen O. 1994: Taxonomic revision of Peltigera (lichenized Ascomycotina) in Europe. Acta Botanica Fennica 152: 1–96.